10158/Dancing On My Own.

Dancing On My Own.
Date of Scene:	22 November 2019
Location:	Andrea's Room (East Halls), Xavier's School
Synopsis:	Chrysalis came out to play. Sam and Alexis have concerns.
Cast of Characters:	Rage, Cannonball, Prismatic

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Rage has posed:
"Somebody said you got a new friend!
Does she love you better than I can!?
There's a big black sky over my town
I know where you're at, I bet she's around!

Yeah, I know it's stupid!
But I just got to see it for myself!

I'm in the corner, watching you kiss her!
Oh-Oh!
I'm right over here!
Why can't you see me?
Oh-Oh!

I'm giving it my all! But I'm not the girl you're taking home!
I keep dancing on my own!"

Music floods Andrea's room as the popstarlet leaps and dances about as if she was as ballerina. Her room has a few upgrades now in the forms of mirrors 'everywhere'. Wall to wall and even on the ceiling. There is a perfect 360 view of everything as she moves, leaps and spins. The windows has been shut and closed off with black-out curtains, with the only light being several lit candles strategically placed about the room.

She's in a pair of black yoga pants with neon green racing stripes and a baggy black sweater. Her hair is a wild mane about her shoulders with new red streaks dyed into the bangs. As she sings and twirls to the blood pumping beat of Robyn's biggest track, there is a look of desperation in her dark eyes, manic and wild.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie announces himself on the ladies hall as they get there. He looks over to Alexis and says "She seems happier and if it is all good Ah am happy for her, but seems Ah don't know Manic. If she wants to tell ya what has happened will let her, if not we can talk about it later. Ah am just wanting to try to judge if this is a high before a low or if Ah am just worrying to much

Prismatic has posed:
    "'Manic'?" Alexis questions a moment. She's in far, far more demure clothing, a nice set of slacks,, black socks and simple black shoes, a gray shirt and a white light jacket, almost like she's coming from a job interview. She turns to look up at Sam with a measure of concern, and she gives a small nod. "I'll do what I can." she replies quietly.

Rage has posed:
As she continues to dance and sing, the movements of Andrea becomes jerky at times, as if she was being yanked and tugged one way, then the other.

"I'm just gonna dance all night!
I'm all messed up,
I'm so out of line!

Stilettos and broken bottles!
I'm spinning around in circles!"

As her eyes make contact with herself in the mirror, her lips tug back a bit into a grin, softly giggling to herself before her body whips around again in another circle, leaping and landing on her toes in perfectly trained motions.

"So far away, but still so near!
The lights go on, the music dies,
But you don't see me standing here,
I just came, to say goodbye!"

As her hand sweeps down to snag a hairbrush from the ground, she turns and whips it over one shoulder, sending it crashing into a mirror as it shatters loudly with a clash beneath the heavy synthwave of pop beats.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie starts to say "I don't think it is manic depression, but I aint sure how else." but at the sound of the crash, he is opening the door locked or not it is coming open "Andrea, are you ok?" He asks looking around the room, on alert looking for injuries or danger. Sam switched to crisis mode making sure all is ok.

Prismatic has posed:
    The sound of breaking glass catches her attention, and Alexis gives a soft curse a she runs towards Andrea's room.

    "Andrea?" her voice rings out, looking all around the very mirrored room.

Rage has posed:
As the door opens to reveal the two adults, Andrea is staring at the broken shards upon the floor with her head tilted to one side. She kneels down and plucks up a piece, then gives a few slow blinks before she offers up a smile. "Hey Sam, Alexis! Sorry about the mess. I guess I got seven years of bad luck, huh?" She says with a laugh as she starts to pick them up.

"What's up guys? You going out on a date?" She says as she taps the music off on the speakers, then dumps the shards into the garbage can near her desk.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks over and relaxes a bit but still seems a bit cautious. "Actually was coming by to see how you were doing and actually ask your opinion on something. Figure you have a bit more knowledge of the music classes than I do.

Prismatic has posed:
    Alexis gives a soft sigh out, and looks at Andrea with a quiet look, and she immediately draws down to carefully help.

    "Let me do it, you goose." she chides in a gentle fashion, "Worst I'll get is a few scratches, unless you've got some particularly /interesting/ material in your mirrors."

Rage has posed:
"I'm fine. It's just glass." Andrea assures Alexis with a sunny smile on her face. "So, what's up with music class? I know Miss Blaire is taking over it and that is so cool." She plucks up another fat chunk of glass and underhand tosses it into her metal trash can. She gives another click of her tongue ring along her teeth. It's brass colored, shiny.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks over and will grab a second trashcan to bring over to the ladies, "Ah was wondering how much they normally go into classical music, and if you think Alison, could use an assistant. Ah am trying to talk someone into maybe getting a art time job here." He grins over at Alexis.

Prismatic has posed:
    "He's trying to get me a teaching position, which, by the by, not an idea I'm married to yet. I still tutor in New York, and my work with the clinics and shelters /is/ important to me." she states to Andrea conversationally as she carelessly picks up chunks of glass, sweeping them against her hands nad dumping them into the can.

    "... but /I'm/ here because I hadn't heard from you in a while, and I got worried."

Rage has posed:
"And here I thought Mister Guthrie was trying to convince me to not go away to College and instead teach here." Andrea laughs. "Classical music is of course important in the curriculum. I don't know what Miss Blaire has in store but I am sure the students would be delighted to hear the music first hand, instead of listening to it through a speaker."

As she rises up to her full height, she gives a long stretch of her body upwards, popping a few joints. As the sweater lifts up to reveal the flat of her stomach, the deep scars are on display, torn through the firm abs of her tanned skin. Twisty spirals of scars. "You got worried because you haven't heard from me? Aren't you practically living here? You could have said Hi. Sam is just hiding you all to himself it seems. I've had a few concerts and classes. You know how it is. I'm fine though! Got the big concert coming up soon at Mister Guthrie's place. I'm gonna crush it."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie smirks a bit and says "She has her own place, and does as she said have things she does in town. "Not that Ah would not be her taxi if she wanted." He smiles and says "I do believe the concert is going to be a huge success."

Prismatic has posed:
    "I would hate to impose on your obviously busy schedule, Mr. Guthrie." Alexis replies to Sam, and she just sort of keeps down on the floor a sthe popstarlet stretches, and she sees the scars. She turns to Sam with alarm, and then rubs the back of her head as she stands herself.

    "Well, of course you are. One of the most electrifying young memebers of the entertainment business, I beleive, is how you're referred to?" she jokes.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie watches Andrea head to the restroom to wash her hands making sure no glass dust or such on her hands. While she is in the restroom Sam will look to Alexis. "Someone from another of our student's past came and tried to hurt some folks. Andrea was there and she helped stop them, but she got hurt. Thats part of why the school is a secret to keep things like that from happening, but sometimes, there is an issue, and while staff do their best to handle it, some of the students with more offensive abilities have been know to help. Luckily we do have two healers around most of the time.

Prismatic has posed:
    "... I see." Alexis replies back quietly, and she exhales, reaching down to touch her own stomach lightly, and her gaze softens, her hand curling into a slight fist before she shakes her head. "I understand why this place would have to be so secretive." she replies, and brushes her hand lightly over Sam's.

Rage has posed:
The sound of flushing can be heard from the restroom and Andrea emerges. She is walking with with a smile on her face, her posture with a bit of swagger and oozing with confidence. As she walks past them, she peels out of her sweater to reveal her bralette beneath, showing off the rest of the scars along her body. Her back, her chest, her shoulder. As she flips the sweater to the side, she goes about digging for a shirt out of a drawer. "So, what elsssse is new with you two love birds?" She asks as she glances over to the pair of them coyly, brows lifting upwards.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie takes Alexis's hand when hers brushes his, but as Andrea moves to remove his sweatshirt, he turns away "Guy in the room." He says as a reminder and maybe a bit of a hey don't do that." "Hanging out getting to know one another, thinking about pet names, for one another, warrior joe already has his name." He jokes a bit maybe a bit nervous the kid is changing shirts in front of him?

Prismatic has posed:
    Alexis turns herself, feeling a bit embarassed on her own as she rubs the back of her head, and gives a soft huff of breath. "Ah, mostly that Sam's met my room mate, and he's discovered apartments are expensive in the city." she rubs the back of her neck in embarrassment. "Warrior Joe would be my room mate."

Rage has posed:
Smirking, Andrea finds a sleeveless tank top and pulls it over her body. Once she gives it a few tugs to straighten out over her body, she swivels her hips side to side to crack the joints. "You want me to buy you an apartment, Sam? Get you a little loooove ssshack for you and the lady?" She says with a drawl in her throat, her lips twisting back for another wide grin.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie shakes his head, "Doug and ah are going to be renting a place, Ah don't want you or Berto just buying me a place and saying "Here ya go." It seems Sam knows a few rich folk. "Alexi and Ah aint ready to move in together, spending time together, but Ah am pretty sure, she wants to be away from all my down home stories at times." He grins at alexis.

Prismatic has posed:
    "I'm entirely not ready to live with his stories full time. Best done in small doses of a few hours at a time." Alexis replies gently, and she looks to Andrea a moment.

    "... so, how /are/ you doing, Andrea?" she inquires directly, her dark eyes set on the younger singer's form.

Rage has posed:
"You already asked me that question." Andrea calls out musically in her throat as she gives a playful leap on her feet, giving a playful spin on her toes as she does. "It's starting to feel like an interrogation." As she whips herself around to face Alexis, her teeth gleams from behind her lips. "Are you two fucking?" She asks as her tongue ring teases along her lips. Her brows bounce up and down a bit coyly. "Or is he just a tease like his brother is?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie actually turns red blushing a bit but also frowning as he says "Young lady that is none of your business, and not something you should be asking other people about. That is personal." He looks to Alexis and just sighs "Sorry."

Prismatic has posed:
    Andrea might be trying, but Alexis appears unflappable now. She steeples her fingers a moment as she watches Andrea with mild interest, watching the way she acts.

    "No, this is a very different attitude than what you've shown before, which warranted the repeated question, because right at this moment I'm not sure if you are all right." she replies quietly.

    She does not answer the question, since Sam already did. Instead, the shelter volunteer's eyes narrow a brief moment.

    "Why do you feel like this is an interrogation?"

Rage has posed:
"Oh, that's so fucking adorable, Ssssam. The entire world wants to know what -I- am doing every moment of -my- life. I can't wipe my own ass without TMZ popping out of my toilet to interview me. You know I get asked on the hour if I'm fucking your brother. You see the trash headlines lately? Mutant popstar shacking with her fellow freaks? News at 11!" Andrea says as she gives another twirl of her body, followed by a quick one-two-three tip toe forward as her fingers flex in and out.

"I'm tired of rumors starting!
I'm sick of being followed!
I'm tired of people lying!
Saying what they want about me!
Why can't they back off me?!
Why can't they let me live?
I'm gonna do it my way.
Take.This.For.Just.What.It.Is!"

As she sings out, she whirls herself around and slams her fist into another mirror, cracking it in a spiderweb manner, giggling until her eyes catch her reflection. She gives another slow blink of her eyes and steps back with a shake of her head.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie frowns and will step to Andrea "Andrea, Ah want you to talk to Betsy, Ah am worried about you. Ah want you to tell her everything been going on including today and all of it." He will put a hand on her shoulder, and went from embaressed frustrated to worried.

Prismatic has posed:
    Alexis steeples her fingers again, keeping centered. Sam goes to put a hand on Andrea's shoulder, and Alexis hangs back a moment, waiting to see if the other girl will strike out at Sam.

    "And it's none of their business, either. That's the danger when we put our names and who we are out there for the public to oggle. We become their property."

    The shorter woman steps up close, and puts her hand on Andrea's other shoulder.

    "But this isn't like you, Andrea. This is not the you in control."

Rage has posed:
As she stares at her reflection, Andrea can feel the hair along the back of her neck goosebump a bit. It's when Sam puts his hand on her shoulder that she nearly jumps out of her skin, whirling around to face him. She looks confused as she glances between him and Alexis. Her lips twitching into a warm smile. "Sorry guys, I'm just having a bad day I guess. New diet, not sleeping, lots of anxiety over some work stuff." She tucks her hair back behind her ear, then glances down at her shredded knuckles, plucking a piece of glass from it. "You know how it is! Just burning myself out at both ends of the candle."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks to her, and says "Ah want you to promise me you will talk to both Betsy and Hank if it is nothing it won't hurt anything but Ah want you with a clean bill of health before you get up on the stage, you got me?"

Prismatic has posed:
    "I'm with Sam. This is more than a 'bad day', this--" the older girl keeps her hand on Andrea's shoulder, "is some serious self-harm, my friend." she whispers, and pats herself down a moment, before digging one of those pocket band-aid packs out, and she holds it up.

    "I'm afraid all I've got is Thomas the Tank Engine."

Rage has posed:
Taking the bandaid, Andrea lets out a soft laugh. "I used to watch this as a kid. I'll be fine though. I heal." She says as she twirls the bandaid about in her fingers. "So what is your plans tonight guys? Wanna go get dinner?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will look over to Andrea, and let her handle this, as she seems to have a bit more experience with crazy musician girls. He gives Andrea's shoulder a squeeze, and then moves to start adding the mew broken mirror to the trash.

Prismatic has posed:
    The smaller girl gives a little smile, and she reaches up, and takes Andrea's hand in her own.

    "No sense in getting any more shards in it in the meantime, though, is there?" she questions, and she gently reaches for the hand to hold it in hers a moment, trying to make sure there's nothing else.

    "You, my dear, are in no condition to go out anywhere. Why don't we see if there's something in the kitchen?" she offers as a compromise.

Rage has posed:
There's a raise of Andrea's brows. "I'm perfectly fine. You're acting like you've never seen a drama queen before." She lets out a soft laugh as she wiggles her hand away, then heads to her closet to pluck her parka off the hook. "Sam said that you work at this great Italian place. Let's all go there tonight? He keeps bragging about it."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie frowns a bit and will look over to Alexis, and Andrea in the mirror, and seems to be thinking "Well there is another choice we can add in. Ah still owe Alexis that fried chicken you got me into making for her. I could make dinner here tonight."

Prismatic has posed:
    "I have seen drama queens, kings, and prima donnas the likes of which you can only aspire to me there, kid." Alexis states, her arms crossing. "They don't laugh mad while punching mirrors, then dodge questions. Self-harm is not their modus operendi, and there has been zero indication of you acting like a drama queen in the recent past" Alexis states, not budging.

Rage has posed:
"Are you serious? I wrote a song called Backstabber about my ex boyfriend that I thought was cheating on me and he tried to kill himself due to it. I then went on live television and told the entire world I'm a mutant in some radical act of childish attitude." Andrea laughs. "I'm just having a bad day. Lots of stress on my shoulders and I'm just being dumb. Totes dumb." She slides her arms into her parka, then smooths it down as she gives herself a quick look over.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks to Alexis and says "Go talk to Betsy, and we will hang out, if Betsy gives ya the all clear, we will take ya to the place, and I will even treat, and try to make sure there is no paparazzi about the place, and maybe we can go bowling after."

Prismatic has posed:
    "Is that supposed to impress upon me the levels of immaturity you can attain or prove that instability is an issue that needs addressed, Andrea?" Alexis inquires, her eyes narrowing a moment as she looks over the pop starlet.

    "Like Sam says, speak with Betsy. I'll talk to Toni and get a chef's table set up."

Rage has posed:
"Fine, I'll talk to Betsy when I see her." Andrea says as she zips her parka up. "But I'm getting fresh air anyways. So, I'll see you two later then." She says as she angles for the door, scrunching her nose up in frustration.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie makes a motion for Alexis to let the other girl go, and says "Call me and let me know when ya finish and will set up the dinner" He does still seem worried but seems to be going to let her go.

Prismatic has posed:
    Alexis draws to the side, and she gives a quiet breath as she looks after Andrea as she leaves, then glances to Sam.

    "Sam... please tell me this is out of the ordinary for her." she whispers, then looks after Andrea's retreating form. "Otherwise I'll have to distance myself from her. I can't risk them finding out when she's having a fit of anger who I am... if the humans don't flay me, the mutants just might."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks over to Alexis, and says softly "No, she is not normally like that, she is going through some stuff, and I am hoping Betsy can be the one to help. She recently got something she wanted, but Ah am seriously wondering if it is something that should not have been done. I am glad to know I am not the only one who is worried about her, and" He lowers his voice so none but Alexis can hear "No one will hurt you Allegra, they would have to go through me to get to you."